Karachi vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$995
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$174
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$312
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.5
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$1657
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
63
95
😀 Quality of life
53
87
🏙️ Population
14.9M
2.6M

The cost of living in Karachi is 64% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 8902nd and 4516th ($417 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Pakistan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 6078th and 209th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Taipei

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Karachi Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.5
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.31
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.1
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.9
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.14%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$584
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$336
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.45
$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.22
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.03
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.36
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.5
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.64
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.7
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1093
$19102

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$297
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$292
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$326
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$301
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$308
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$293
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$289
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$358
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$353
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$377
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$313
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$505
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$339
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$296
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$360
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$336
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$396
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$779
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$338
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$267
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$672
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$399
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$385
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$291
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$809
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$307
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$301
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$513
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$338
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$328
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$336
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$484
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$822
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$338
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$323
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$315
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1126
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$375
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589